Batman Impersonator Who Visited Sick Children in Hospital Dies After Car Strikes His Batmobile

Batman Impersonator Who Visited Sick Children in Hospital Dies After Car Strikes His Batmobile

A Batman impersonator well known for visiting sick children in hospital was fatally struck by a car as he checked his broken-down Batmobile on the highway.

Leonard Robinson, a father-of-three from Owings Mills, Maryland, died after the crash on Sunday night.

The 51-year-old was returning from a weekend festival in South Charleston, West Virginia when he pulled over on eastbound I-70.

Robinson had stopped his car on the median, with the passenger side partly in the traffic lane, police said. He checking the engine of his Batmobile, a replica of the car used in the 1960s "Batman" television show, when it was accidentally hit by a Toyota Camry around 10.30pm, authorities said.

Robinson was known for visiting hospitals in the Baltimore-Washington area. He spent more than $25,000 of his own money on Batman-related each year, including toys, t-shirts and books to give away to sick children, the Washington Post previously reported.

In 2012, he gained national attention when dashcam video surfaced showing police officers pulling him over while he was driving his Batmobile.

Yes, Batman was stopped by Montgomery County officers on Wednesday, March 21, on southbound Route 29 at Prelude Drive, Silver Spring, for no tags on Batmobile.